Best Minestrone Soup Recipe
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Recipe type: Vegetarian soup
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Serves: 4-6
 
Ingredients
  • 1 large leek, thinly sliced
  • 3 carrots, chopped
  • 3 sticks of celery, finely chopped
  • 1 medium sized zuchini, chopped
  • 110g green beans
  • 1 Litre of hot water
  • 1 litre of Vegetable stock
  • 400g tin chopped tomatoes
  • 2 teaspoon of Mixed herbs
  • 400g can of Cannellini Beans
  • ½ cup small pasta shells
  • salt and pepper Fresh herbs to add as you like.
Instructions
  1. Chop all the fresh vegetables to a similar size and cook in a tablespoon of olive oil in a large pot, until just sizzling.
  2. Cover, lower the heat and sweat the vegetables for 15 minutes, shaking the pan occasionally.
  3. Add the stock, water, tomatoes, dried herbs and salt. Bring to the boil, replace lid, and simmer gently for 30 minutes.
  4. Add the beans and their liquid and the pasta and simmer for a further ten minutes.
  5. At the end of this time add fresh herbs and adjust seasoning. Enjoy.
Recipe by eatmystreet at https://www.eatmystreet.net/2015/06/01/minestrone-soup/